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A long time ago , on another forum I saw this car done by Mike Quarterman. Being a big fan of the Martini livery I contacted Mike to see if his decals were still available. They were not. But I also found out he was a big fan of the livery too and sent me a photo of his collection. I sent him mine. It was a nice exchange.  Eventually another member came forward and I was able to get a set. I also ordered a set of BBS wheels and tires and a Revell Jaguar XJ220  kit. I started the project but then lost interest as there was a lot of conversion work involved. So it has languished for the last 25yrs or so.  As the model gods would say: if you have an idea, eventually someone else will either produce it or copy it.  And that it is exactly what Italeri did. Bought the kit and just finished it. Below the pictures are the details of the build. 

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Color on this is Tamiya TS26 white. Kit wheels were too small and didn't represent the BBS very well. So they were replaced with the wheels and tires I ordered for the other kit. they were cast by Perry's resisns of Canada. DSC09300.JPG.c5aaeaa50d850adb2bedffb894269e72.JPG

Business end of the Jaf. The tail lights are hidden behind the black grill. A nice feature. 

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Stuffed in down there is a twin turbo-charged V-6 which gives this sleek bodied car a top speed of over 200mph.

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Decals on this kit were great. I was worried about the graphics but they fit and went on nice and smooth with minimal wrinkles. This is a version of the car that ran at the Silverstone Classic in July of 2014.  Italeri did a great job on this kit and it was a very enjoyable build. Now..to find a spot in the case with all the other Martini cars.

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Very cool. It’s a beautiful car in the first place, and the execution of the iconic livery on that curvaceous shape is spot on… both in design and in your flawless application. Great model!

best,

M.

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Nice model, Rich - you are cranking the models out in a real racing mode: the P68 and 3 days late the XJ220...

How is the quality of this kit in comparison to the old Italeri's (Ferrari kits of the late '80s) ?

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20 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Wonderful representation of a very cool livery!

Thank you Emre

 

20 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Nice.

Thanks

 

20 hours ago, Matt Bacon said:

Very cool. It’s a beautiful car in the first place, and the execution of the iconic livery on that curvaceous shape is spot on… both in design and in your flawless application. Great model!

best,

M.

Matt   Thank you for the very nice comment

 

17 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Jaguar.  Very well done.

Thank you Jim

 

9 hours ago, bondo bill said:

cool build

Thank you

 

 

3 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Nice model, Rich - you are cranking the models out in a real racing mode: the P68 and 3 days late the XJ220...

How is the quality of this kit in comparison to the old Italeri's (Ferrari kits of the late '80s) ?

Thank you Helmut.  The quality of Italeri's recent kits is like night and day between their earlier releases. This was a joy to build and took very little time as there were no fit issues. The body in particular' slipped over the chassis and snapped into place first time.  The decals (Cartograf) were superb. As far as the speed of my builds' its all I do all day. That' and some good planning and organization. 

 

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9 minutes ago, TonyK said:

Great looking model and your outdoor photos almost convince it being the real car.

Thanks Tony, weather here has been perfect. Can't beat natural sunlight for good photos. 

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Looks great Rich and one of my favourite liveries, even if I have only one Martini sponsored racer.😂

Dave B 

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